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Patented Jan. 3, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARTICLE or FURNITURE,

Application filed March 8, 1926; Serial No. 93,273.

This invention relates to articles of furniture such as chairs, tablesand the like utilizing reeds in lieu of the usual slats or panelsfrequently combined with the frames of the articles of furniture.

It is an object of the invention to provide simple and etcient meanswhereby the reeds can be combined readily with the frames it beingunnecessary to utilize any special fastenlng means for holding them inplace and the ends of the reeds being fully concealed. lith theforegoing and other objects in view which will appear as the descriptionproceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement ofparts and in the details of construction hereinafter described andclaimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment ofthe invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what isclaimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention hasbeen shown. In said drawings, v Figure l is a front elevation of a chairhaving` the present improvements embodied therein, portions of the chairbeing broken away.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2 2 Figure 1. Referring to the ligures bycharacters of reference 1 designates a seat frame within the inner facesof the sides of which are formed grooves 2. Separate alining grooves 3are formed in the top of the back portion of the frame. Secured to thesides of the frame 1 at the back thereof are upstanding strips 4 thelower portions of which constitute the rear legs of the chair while theupper portions constitute the sides of the chair back. These upperportions of the side strips l are connected at their upper ends by across strip 5 in the bottom of which are formed alining longitudinalgrooves 6 corresponding with the grooves 3. |The front legs of the chairhave been indicated at 7 and are attached to the front por` tions of thesides of frame l. These legs are connected at suitable points below theframe l to the baclr strips 4 by side braces 8 and in these side bracesare spaced longitudinal grooves 9. An arm rest l0 is secured to each ofthe back strips d and to the top portion of each front leg and these armrests are provided with grooves ll directly above and corresponding withthe grooves 9.

Before the part-s of the frame l are assenu bled, reeds cut to equallength and which have been indicated at l2 are -positioned with theirends seated in the grooves 2. These reeds l2 are arranged close togetherand thus cooperate to constitute the chair bottom. The parts of theframe are then assembled and the strips et and 7 constituting the frontlegs are secured thereto. Thereafter reeds 13 arranged in groups areplaced within the respective grooves 3 with their upper ends projectinginto the grooves 6 and the top strip 5 is then passed through the stripset. Thus the two or more groups of reeds 3 will constitute back rests. For the purpose of ornamentation and to partly close the sides of thechair, reeds let arranged in groups are placed with their lower ends inthe respective grooves 9. The upper ends of these reeds are insertedinto the grooves ll in the bottom face of the arm rests 10, it beingunderstood that after the arm rests have been secured in place the chairis completed and ready to be varnished or otherwise finished.

Obviously by assembling the parts as described it becomes unnecessary touse special fastening means for holding the reeds in place.

Although these improvements have been shown applied to a chair of acerta-in type it is to be understood that they can also be used inconnection with other kinds of chairs and even with other kinds offurniture such as tables and the like.

That is claimed is:

A chair including a seat frame having grooves in the inner faces ofopposed sides thereof, substantially parallel reeds extending across thespace within the frame and having` their -ends seated within thegrooves, said frame and reeds cooperating to constitute the chair seat,front and rear upstanding strips constituting the front and rear legs ofthe chair and secured to the sides of the frame, the rear strips being'extended above the seat frame, a top strip connecting the rearupstanding strips. there being a groove within the upper sur tace of theback portion of the seat frame and within the top strip, reeds arrangedin substantially parallel relation seated at their ends within therespective grooves to constitute the back rests of the chair,.arm restssecured to the front and back upstanding portions, side bracesconnecting the front and back portions at points below the seat frame,said arm rests and braces having grooves therein, and Substantiallyparallel reeds seated at their ends within the grooves in the arm restsand braces to constitute side panels, 10 said reeds being extendedupwardly and downwardly past but outof engagement with the sides of theseat frame.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own`r I have hereto afxedmy signature.

CHARLES LOFTON MARTIN.

